proceed from the general consent and are founded in the natural and divine law.3+ The fueros, exemptions, privileges of each of the municipalities, and of the ancient kingdoms, were to be observed, for these were based on the needs, customs, and conditions of each region, and drawn from the experience and wisdom of the centuries.** The destruction of the ancient privileges and fueros by the Liberal State made of the people “. . . dispersed atoms, powerless and defenseless, who cannot move or breathe without permission and help of the central power. . . .”8° This was not to give liberty, but to destroy it, for, he declared to the Liberals, “. . . you confuse the liberty of the people with the liberty of your opinions, and in opening a path for the liberty of your whims, you tear up the roots, and destroy the branches and fruits of liberty.”37